Vats Help!!
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Racer
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From: milton wi
Vats Help!!
I fired up my car lastnight on jackstands and it ran fine, Ow I also had it on a charger cause the batt was dead. Well today I Took it off the stands and tried to fire it up with no relults. The batt is reading at 11.5 volts and its a optima so it should crank. Help Any ideas??
Pro
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From: Centennial Colorado
Originally Posted by Buttz
I fired up my car lastnight on jackstands and it ran fine, Ow I also had it on a charger cause the batt was dead. Well today I Took it off the stands and tried to fire it up with no relults. The batt is reading at 11.5 volts and its a optima so it should crank. Help Any ideas??
You need to check your load and not your voltage. Use a load checker like this one at Harbour Freight.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=90636
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Racer
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From: milton wi
Originally Posted by RRT vette
Did the engine turn over at all? Make sure the key chip doesn't have anything on it and wait about 6 minutes after you try, and try again.
Pro
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From: Centennial Colorado
Originally Posted by 94ZR1
Take the battery out and have it load tested at Auto Zone or some other parts place
Id bet you have a bad battery
You know optimas dont last forever
Id bet you have a bad battery
You know optimas dont last forever
Great advice, take the battery out and have Autozone or Checkers do a load test...
Melting Slicks
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From: Bel Air Md
Quick check for the battery. Turn on the headlights, if they are nice and bright, try to start the car. If they dim or go out, it's the battery. If the VATS had it off, it would / should start in about 10 to 15 min for sure. Your amp seem low, they should be high 13 or 14 most of the time
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You have a dead battery or a bad cable connection to the battery. Lead acid batteries are considered dead when the no load battery terminal voltage is at 12.0 volts or below. That you charged the battery and the terminal voltage is not above 12.0 volts tells me that you have a battery at the end of its life, or you have a poor battery cable connection to the battery terminals which I doubt.